Devil's Army

Chapter 1933 Counterattack in Macheng County

The heavy bombing of the Japanese forces in Hankou by the First Air Force slowed down the speed of Japanese reinforcements in Hankou.

The brigade commander learned that Japanese troops had been sent from Hankou to reinforce the area, and intensified the attack on the Japanese troops in Macheng County.

The Japanese troops in Macheng County attempted to build a second line of fortifications within the city to hold out for reinforcements. However, the soldiers of the First Brigade and the New Fourth Army following closely behind gave them no chance to catch their breath.

Even into the night, intense gunfire and explosions could still be heard in the streets of Macheng County.

Under the fierce attack of the First Brigade of soldiers and the New Fourth Army soldiers, the Japanese troops in Macheng County were finally driven out of Macheng County.

At this time, the Japanese reinforcements from Hankou took advantage of the return flight of the Devil Unit's air force and arrived outside Macheng County.

Under cover of darkness, he rallied the retreating Japanese troops in Macheng County and launched a fierce counterattack against the county.

As soon as the Japanese troops in Hankou rushed to the outskirts of Macheng County, they were met with fierce bombardment from the artillery of the First Brigade, which had already established a foothold.

Meanwhile, the Japanese troops who arrived outside Macheng County were lightly armed, with their supply and artillery still in the rear.

The Japanese commander had no choice but to abandon the attack on Macheng County and wait for the artillery to arrive the next day before launching another attack.

As dawn approached, the Japanese artillery finally arrived in Hankou.

They immediately set up artillery positions and launched a fierce bombardment of Macheng County at the crack of dawn.

The soldiers of the 2nd Regiment, who withstood the Japanese artillery bombardment, tenaciously resisted the Japanese infantry that subsequently launched an attack.

The second regimental commander knew that as long as they could withstand the Japanese attack for half an hour, their air force could arrive to suppress the Japanese artillery.

Less than half an hour later, the air force of the First Army arrived and launched a massive bombing raid on the Japanese troops who were attacking the city.

However, when the First Army's air force attempted to bomb the Japanese artillery positions, the Japanese artillery positions seemed to have vanished without a trace.

To defend Macheng County, the First Air Force of the PLA's Nanchang Air Force deployed two waves of aircraft to patrol over Macheng, continuously bombing the Japanese forces. This dashed the Japanese hopes of launching a surprise attack on Macheng County while the First Air Force's aircraft were returning to base.

Knowing that the Japanese army would not easily give up Macheng County, the brigade commander arranged for the soldiers of the 4th Regiment to quietly leave the city from the east gate and ambush near the north gate while the Japanese army was busy dealing with their air bombing.

As expected, in the evening, after the First Army Air Force returned to base, the Japanese army launched another attack on the north gate of Macheng County.

The Japanese artillery roared again, fiercely bombarding the fortifications of the First Army in Macheng County.

Based on the trajectory of the Japanese artillery shells, the fourth regimental commander deduced the approximate location of the Japanese artillery positions and stealthily moved there under the cover of night.

When the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment reached the vicinity of the Japanese artillery positions, the Japanese artillery had already ceased bombardment. The Japanese infantry were engaged in fierce combat with a brigade of soldiers on the city wall.

The fourth regimental commander noticed that the Japanese artillery positions were defended by soldiers. He quietly summoned the first battalion commander and ordered them to launch an attack on the Japanese artillery positions from the left flank. He then led the main force to attack the Japanese artillery positions from the right flank.

A while later, intense gunfire and explosions erupted from the left flank of the Japanese artillery position.

The Japanese artillery escort unit quickly moved to flank the left flank.

Just as the Japanese army was engaged in fierce fighting with the First Battalion, intense gunfire and explosions also rang out on the right flank of the Japanese artillery position.

While the soldiers of the First Battalion were drawing the attention of the Japanese troops, the Fourth Regiment Commander personally led his troops in a fierce attack on the Japanese artillery positions from the right flank.